Case (Inrō) with Design of Gibbon Reaching for Frog (Symbol of Moon) (obverse); Well with Bucket (reverse)
Two black cylindrical containers side by side, each with a blue cord handle at the top; both have gold lines running horizontally across; one features a metal gibbon reaching for a frog; the other features a well with a bucket on a rope.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Lacquer, roiro, gold, silver and brown hiramakie, takamakie, applied metal; Interior: nashiji and fundame
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 409 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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